Supporters cheer on Detroit mayoral write-in candidate Mike Duggan before he talks during a party at the Atheneum Hotel in Detroit on Tuesday August 6, 2013. Ryan Garza / Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press

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The Detroit Election Commission this morning released a PDF list of write-in candidates with vote totals for each – including variations of misspelled names for candidates – from Tuesday’s primary election. “Mike Duggan“ was by far the most popular choice, with 44,395 of the 50,328 write-in ballots cast.

The election results remain unofficial until certified by the Wayne County Board of Canvassers. The board meets today to begin the process of determining which spelling variations go to candidates based on the board determining voter intent. In the mayoral race, Mike Duggan ran as a write-in with a spoiler candidate named Mike Dugeon, who appeared to have run specifically to siphon votes from Duggan in cases where voters misspelled write-in names.

Duggan said he was told 97% of write-in mayoral votes spelled his name properly, meaning a vast majority of the write-in votes will go to him.